Metallic building structure



Nov. 17, 1925- 1,562,198 E. J. BAlLEY. JR

METALLIC BUILDING STRUCTURE Filed Novso. 1923 2 Sheets-Shet 1 WITNESSES: IN VEN TOR Ed IdJBa'Ze,JL

' BY wa 6Q Nov. 17, 1925 E. J. BAlLEY, JR

METALLIC BUILDING STRUCTURE 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Nov. 30, 1923 INVENTOR- Edward JBaiZegJ:

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Patented Nov. 17, 1925..

UNITED STATES PATENT oFrlcssiif EDWARD J. BAILEY, JR., OF PHILADELFI-IIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

METALLIC BUILDING STRUCTURE.

Application filed Ndyember 30, 1923. Serial No. 677,847.

Buildings of this type usually comprise a groundwork of structural iron which-serves as a skeleton frame for attachment of interchangeable closure, or wall panelsections; and the object of'my inventionis to embody structural features in such buildings that will facilitate their erection, insure weather-tightness at the joints of the various constituent parts, and'promo'te the rigidity of the parts inassemblage. I

In the drawings, I is a plan sectional view, more or less diagrammatically represented, of a building structure conveniently illustrating the novel features of my in vention. V

Fig. II is a detail View on an enlarged scale showing the manner in which theends of the sheet metal. wall panels are over lapped and attached to the skeleton frame of the building structure.

I Fig. III is a detail view showing the manner in which corner .joints are madebe tween the panels of adjacentwalls; and

Fig. IV is also a similar view showing in detail the construction of the front wall of the building.

Referring first more particularly to Fig. I, it will be observed that the structure comprises a skeleton frame work comprehen sively designated by the numeral 1, which consists of a multiplicity of uprights 2 preferably of angle iron, which, except at the front wall, are equally spaced, and a number of connecting horizontals 3 also preferably of angle iron, with one of their flanges cut away at opposite ends for convenience of attachment by bolts 4: or their equivalents to said uprights. To this skeleton frame 1 are hung enclosing side wall panels 5 which are preferably made of standard dimensions so as to be interchange able with one another. With reference now also to Fig. II, which shows a detail at A in Fig. I,'it will benoted that at opposite ends, the panels 5 have corrugations filwith 7 extended marginal flanges 7, said corrugations being spaced to correspond to the distance between the uprights 2 of the frame 1. f i

As a result of this provision, the panels 5 may be so placed during assembling that their end corrugations 6 are brought into coincidence and to overlap centrally of theuprights 2 of thestructural framell as shown in the illustration last; referred to.- The.

marginal flanges 7 are ,-thereupon-secured against the portions of the respective panels lapped by them and to the horizontals 3 of the frame at opposite sides ofthe corrugations. I devices, such as headedscrews 8fthat are provided at their inner ends with nuts'9 may be conveniently employed. Overlapping of the end corrugations 6 ofthe panels 5 and securing of the flanges/7 at opposite sides of the verticals2 as just explained, not only For the "latter purpose, I fastening enhances the rigidity of the structure as a I whole, but at the same time insures weather- 'tight junctures between v contiguous panel sections 5, 5. I V v If. desired, the panels 5 may be provided with additional corrugations'6? intermediate those 'already described, such construction rendering them more rigid against bending and also adding to their appearance. In

order .to facilitate assembling at the place of erection, thepanels 5 are fabricated as complete units with the horizontals 3 of the Y frame- 1 permanently attached by bolts or rivets. Exception is however made at the ends so that the corrugations 6 can be subsequently overlapped andjtheir marginal flanges 7' secured to the frame horizontals 3 as already explained,

Referring now toFig. III whichshow's the construction of a corner joint at'B in Fig. I, 10 indicates the rear end wall panel of the building. The contiguous side wall panel 5, has its endturned laterally to pro vide an out-standing marginal flange lladapted to be overlapped by marginal retroversion 12 of the panel 10. It is obvious that the relation of the inter-engaging means of the two panels. at their juncture may be reversed if desired, the construction in either case affording a rigid serviceable and weather-tight connection at the building corners.

Referring again to Fig. I, attention will now be directed to the front wall of. the i i building, said Wall having at opposite sides of a central opening 15, columns or pillars each comprising a pair of the frame uprights 2. In this instance, the uprights involved are spaced closer than the uprights of the side Walls and joined by comparative ly shorter horizontals 3 of angle iron. These details are brought out more clearly inFig. IV showing the column indicated at C in Fig. I on a much larger scale. Each of the columns is completed by a facing panel 16 embellished by a single central lon- V gi'ti'idiii'al "corrugation 17. The outer end of the panel 16 may be formed with a retroverted margin 18 such as aforedesc'ribed in connection With the panel 10 to overlap a marginal flange 11 of the end panel section 5 of the adj acent'side Wall. The inner edges of the panel 1 6 'are bent to L formation as at 1 9 thereby providing a jamb for the doors indicated at20, Whichare hung upon hinges 2-1 secured by 'bolts22 to one of the uprights 2 of the'f'ront Wall. In addition to concealing the said uprights, the panels 16 serve in an'orna'mental capacity in gracing the appearance ofth'e front Wall of the structure.

Having thus described my invention, I claim: 7

.l. A metallic building structure including in combination a skeleton frame of angle section uprights and connecting horizontals, the latter having one of their flanges cut away at opposite ends for coi'ivenience of attachment to the uprights, Wall panels of sheet 'metal adapted to be hung to the frame, said convenience of attachment to connecting the uprights; in combination With wall panels of sheet metal, having at their opposrteends, corrugations with extended marginal flanges, said panels adapted to be bring to the skeleton frame with the end corrugations of con tiguous units overlapp ng centrally of the uprights, and means for securing said marginal flanges to the portions of the respective panels lapped by them, and to the horizontals of the skeleton frame at opposite sides of the verticals.

4. A metallic building structure asclaimed in claim "1 including exterior Wall panels meeting at corner -angles, one of said panels provided With an outwardly-turned lateral edge flange, and the other With a marginal retroversion adapted to embrace the edge flange of thefirst mentioned panel.

5. A metallic building structure as claimed in claim 1 including a front Wall having at each side of a door opening, a pillar or column comprising a pair of spaced uprights ofangle section, and a facingipanel concealing the uprights, said panel having a single central longitudinal corrugation With the outer longitudinal edge retroverted and the inner parallel edge bent to L-formation to constitute a door j-amb.

In testimony whereof, I have hereuiito signedniy name this 27th 'day'of November, 1923, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

EDWARDJ. BAILEY,-JR. 

